Legal Opinion
James Burrough Limited and Kobrand Corporation v. Sign of the Beefeater, Inc., and Montgomery Ward & Co., Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 3, 1976No. 75-1992PublishedCited by 243 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARKEY, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal from the ruling of the district court granting appellees’ (Restaurant’s) 1 motion for directed verdict under Fed.R.Civ.P. 41(b) grounded on appellants’ (Distiller’s) 2 failure to establish a right to relief. We reverse and remand.
Background
Distiller is the owner of three trademark registrations for gin, each alleging first use on November 11, 1909. The registrations are for the term “BEEFEATER”; 3 for the symbol of a Yeoman (English Tower of London guard); 4 and for the term and symbol in combination. 5 The latter trademark is:
During the period 1953…
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